Puławy County




County in Lublin, Poland






















































Puławy County


Powiat puławski

County




Flag of Puławy County
Flag

Coat of arms of Puławy County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Puławy): 51°25′N 21°58′E / 51.417°N 21.967°E / 51.417; 21.967Coordinates: 51°25′N 21°58′E / 51.417°N 21.967°E / 51.417; 21.967
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship
POL województwo lubelskie flag.svg Lublin
Seat Puławy
Gminas
Area

 • Total 933 km2 (360 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 116,829
 • Density 130/km2 (320/sq mi)
 • Urban

57,654
 • Rural

59,175
Car plates LPU
Website http://www.pulawy.powiat.pl/

Puławy County (Polish: powiat puławski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Puławy, which lies 46 kilometres (29 mi) north-west of the regional capital Lublin. The county also contains the towns of Nałęczów, lying 23 km (14 mi) south-east of Puławy, and Kazimierz Dolny, 11 km (7 mi) south of Puławy.


The county covers an area of 933 square kilometres (360.2 sq mi). In 2006, its total population was 116,829, including 49,839 in Puławy, 4,243 in Nałęczów, 3,572 in Kazimierz Dolny and a rural population of 59,175.



Neighbouring counties


Puławy County is bordered by Ryki County to the north, Lubartów County and Lublin County to the east, Opole Lubelskie County to the south, Zwoleń County to the west, and Kozienice County to the north-west.



Administrative division


The county is subdivided into 11 gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and eight rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.













































































































Gmina

Type

Area
(km²)


Population
(2006)[1]


Population
(2011)[2]


Seat

Puławy
urban
50.5
49,839
49,793
 

Gmina Puławy
rural
160.8
11,172
11,703

Puławy *

Gmina Nałęczów
urban-rural
62.9
9,502
9,328

Nałęczów

Gmina Końskowola
rural
89.6
9,050
9,048

Końskowola

Gmina Kurów
rural
101.3
7,892
7,827

Kurów

Gmina Kazimierz Dolny
urban-rural
72.5
7,018
6,977

Kazimierz Dolny

Gmina Żyrzyn
rural
128.7
6,588
6,584

Żyrzyn

Gmina Wąwolnica
rural
62.2
4,936
4,863

Wąwolnica

Gmina Baranów
rural
85.0
4,228
4,118

Baranów

Gmina Janowiec
rural
79.0
3,594
3,673

Janowiec

Gmina Markuszów
rural
40.4
3,010
3,070

Markuszów
TOTAL

932.9
116,829
116,984

* seat not part of the gmina


References






  1. ^ Official population figures, 2006


  2. ^ Official population figures, 2011 (in Polish)











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